The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Том 1Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... effect the offensive operations he had meditated , but unequal even to defensive war . That steady and persevering courage , however , which had supported himself and the American cause through the gloomy scenes of the preceding year ...
... effect the offensive operations he had meditated , but unequal even to defensive war . That steady and persevering courage , however , which had supported himself and the American cause through the gloomy scenes of the preceding year ...
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... effect which the independence of the United States might pro- duce on her own colonies , mingled with some apprehensions of danger from the contest she was about to provoke , had pro- duced an appearance of irresolution , which rendered ...
... effect which the independence of the United States might pro- duce on her own colonies , mingled with some apprehensions of danger from the contest she was about to provoke , had pro- duced an appearance of irresolution , which rendered ...
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... effect than to discover the situation of the armies , evince the intention of the generals , and serve as a prelude to the events of the succeeding morning . At dawn of day the British appeared in front , advancing in column ...
... effect than to discover the situation of the armies , evince the intention of the generals , and serve as a prelude to the events of the succeeding morning . At dawn of day the British appeared in front , advancing in column ...
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